Snapshot: This week in pictures

Lightning often makes for a great weather shot, but what sets Stuart Dryden's photo apart is the fact there was no wind or rain to obscure the bright burst over the Calgary skyline. "This night was perfect," he said. Dryden changed locations twice to get the skyline framed just right. Stuart Dryden/QMI Agency

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Kaitlyn Mason-Baril and Inspector Ed McIsaac, right, speak to the media at the downtown police headquarters in Edmonton, July 30, 2014. McIsaac had saved Kaitlyn Mason's life 18 years ago and the family wanted to meet and thank him again. Perry Mah/QMI Agency

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A balloon lifts off during a flight for the media in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., July 29, 2014. SEBASTIEN ST-JEAN/QMI Agency

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Battle of the heavy weights. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and his brother, councillor Doug Ford, battle on a teeter totter at the opening of a T-Rex themed playground in Elms Park in Etobicoke, July 27, 2014. Craig Robertson/QMI Agency

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Motorcross riders from Jason Thorne FMX Stunt Riders of Peterborough perform a variety of jumps and stunts on Ontario Street in front of City Hall in Kingston, Ont., July 26 2014. IAN MACALPINE/QMI AGENCY

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A horse-drawn buggy heads along the roadside near Millbank, Ont., north of Stratford this week. Scott Wishart/QMI Agency

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Gary Cherone of Extreme gets the crowd moving as the sun sets at Rock The Park in Harris Park in London, Ont, July 25, 2014. CRAIG GLOVER/QMI Agency

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Volunteer colony caretakers with Spay Neuter Kingston Initiative (SNKI) help take care of more than 25 feral cat colonies around Kingston, Ont. Through the SNKI's Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate and Return program they have been able to neuter more than 450 cats since 2009. Julia McKay/QMI Agency

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats' Brandon Banks high steps for the first touchdown during CFL action against the Ottawa Redblacks in Hamilton Ont. on July 26, 2014. Craig Robertson/QMI Agency

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Rain coming in over a canola field near Milo, Alta., on July 23, 2014. Mike Drew/QMI Agency

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Fair attendees ride the Wave Swinger in the midway at K-Days at Northlands in Edmonton, July 26, 2014. Ian Kucerak/QMI Agency

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Jack White and his five piece band played the Air Canada Centre supporting his new album Lazaretto in Toronto on July 31, 2014. Jack Boland/QMI Agency

The cool July continues as temperatures dropped to the mid teens in Niagara. The wind and temperature didn't stop people from enjoying Lakeside Park in Port Dalhousie, Ont., July 28, 2014. Bob Tymczyszyn/QMI Agency

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Patricia Bezzoubenko of Canada kisses her medals after competing in the rhythmic gymnastics individual apparatus finals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland July 26, 2014. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

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A Palestinian woman reacts upon seeing her destroyed house in Beit Hanoun town, which witnesses said was heavily hit by Israeli shelling and air strikes during Israeli offensive, in the northern Gaza Strip August 1, 2014. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

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England's Max Whitlock vaults in the men's all-around Gymnastics final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 30, 2014. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

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Fireworks explode over high-rise buildings during the Sumida River Fireworks Festival in Tokyo July 26, 2014. Fireworks festivals are held in Japan during July and August as the part of summer festivals. REUTERS/Issei Kato

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Palestinians look at an unexploded Israeli shell that landed on the main road outside the town of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip August 1, 2014. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly

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Australian actor Hugh Jackman gestures at a news conference during the launching of a new Toyota car in Guangzhou, Guangdong province July 28, 2014. Picture taken July 28, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

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Issa Abdulla Hemed Mohamed of Kenya is seen underwater as he swims in the men's 100m Butterfly heats during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 27, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

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Kenya's Denis Okoth lands a punch on England's Samuel Maxwell during their men's Light Welterweight boxing fight at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 27, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Young

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A child walks toward the shore of the Malagueta beach at the Mediterranean Sea in Malaga, July 27, 2014. Spain was host to 28 million foreign tourists in the first half of 2014, a 7.3% increase over the same period in 2013, according to figures from the Spanish Institute for Tourist Studies. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

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Britain's Prince Harry plays with a ball during a visit to the Commonwealth Games Village at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland July 29, 2014. REUTERS/Danny Lawson/Pool